The Book Club met yesterday to discuss Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Overall, it got a lot of positive comments. This is a coming of age story in small town USA where several deaths in the summer of 1961 leads to grace. It has strong writing and well-developed characters.…
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Our annual Summer Reading is almost here! This year, younger kids will get a log to keep track of how many minutes they read each week, then they can bring it into the library for a weekly prize! Older kids have a book Tic-Tac-Toe sheet, where they read three books…
A tight story filled with twists that can keep you guessing until the end. This is a different style of book — you are presented with three couples and their take on what happened the night of the barbeque. The book relives that day piece by piece from each couple…
Take a look at our transformation!
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah My rating: 5 of 5 stars A gripping World War II drama from the point of view of occupied France…two sisters facing different consequences of their choices during the War. Fast-paced, high-action drama…definite must-read for those that love a good story and great characters. –Donna…
There will be a Special Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 4:30 PM, at the Argenta building. Click here for the agenda.
Today, all of the books were cleared out of the Argenta Public Library as we prepare the building for the renovation. As we make progress during the renovation, I will be posting pictures on the website and facebook. Here is what our building currently looks like: A big thank you…
The AOPLD Library Board and I are very excited to announce that our contractor for the renovation of the Argenta Public Library building is a local contractor — 4MC Corporation. We will be posting pictures of the renovation along the way — on the website and on our Facebook page! Thank…